COOKING TIPS!!!

1. If anyone does not like or want the strong taste of onion, you can use cabbage in the recipe for the same taste and good recipe.
2. Remove the stems of green chilies while storing them .This will help them to stay fresh for long.
3. After peeling onions cut in half and soak in water for about 10 minutes before cutting to avoid crying.
4. To save worms from rice and pulses add neem(basil) leaves into it and store.
5. To save sugar from ants add 2 pieces of clove.
6. To avoid browning of apples after cutting, apply a little lemon juice on the cut surface. The apples will stay and look fresh for a longer time.
7. A little rice flour added to bhajia batter will not only make the bhajias crisper but also less oily.
8. If salt is more in dish then Wash a potato. Cut into two. Place the two halves of the raw potato in the curry and it will absorb the extra salt or then add some tomato juice in it. It will make salt less..
9. Wash vegetables before peeling or cutting to preserve the water soluble vitamins.
10. When cooking eggplant add a spoon of milk to a bowl of water and add the cut up pieces to that water. The eggplant will retain their color without becoming black.
11. While cooking rice add a few drops of lemon juice. The color of the grains become bright white.
12. For crispier puris ,Add a teaspoon of semolina / rava (suji) and 1 teaspoon of rice flour to the wheat flour while kneading.
13. To prepare sour cream at home add one teaspoon of lemon juice to every half pint of fresh cream and stir. Let it stand for ten minutes before use.

HOME TIPS!!!!!

CLEANING TIPS FOR THE KITCHEN:

• COFFEE OR TEA STAINS FROM PLASTIC CUPS CAN BE SCOURED OUT BY RUBBING WITH BAKING SODA.RINSE AND DRY.

• TO HELP ELIMINATE ODOURS IN THE REFRIGERATOR,FILL A SMALL BOWL WITH CHARCOAL AND PLACE IT ON A SHELF IN THE FRIDGE.IT ABSORBS ODOURS RAPIDLY.AN OPEN BOX OF BAKING SODA WILL ALSO ABSORB ODOURS  FROM THE FRIDGE FOR ATLEAST A MONTH OR TWO.

• TO CLEAN AND FRESHEN DUSTY ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS,PUT THEM IN A PAPER BAG WITH A HANDFUL OF SALT AND SHAKE WELL.THE FLOWERS WILL LOOK AS GOOD AS NEW.

• BEFORE WASHING A MEAT GRINDER,RUN A SLICE OF BREAD THROUGH IT,ALL THE LEFTOVER MEAT WHICH HAS STUCK TO THE GRINDER WILL COME OUT WITH THE BREAD.

• FOR A FAST AND A THOROUGH CLEAN UP OF THE GRATER,USE A TOOTHBRUSH,IT BRUSHES OUT ALL  WATEVER YOU HAVE GRATED BEFORE WASHING IT.

• TO RID CUTTING BOARDS OF SMELL,CUT A LIME IN TO TWO AND RUB IT ON THE SURFACE OF THE BOARD YOU CAN EVEN  APPLY A PASTE OF BAKING SODA AND WATER AND RINSE IT AFTER KEEPING FOR 5-10MINS.

• TO CLEAN A GREASY BLENDER,FILL IT WITH A LITTLE HOT WATER AND ADD A DROP OF DETERGENT.COVER IT AND TURN IT ON A FEW SECONDS,RINSE AND DRAIN DRY.